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E. W. ANGER. WEAR PLATE EUR TRUCK'JOURNAL BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2| I9l9.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.1

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nnwann w. anan,or ciricaao, inninois.

'WEAR-PLATE IIEOR TRUGK JOURNAL-BOXES.

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'lhis invention 'relates to an improved forni of wear-plates for truck journal-boxes,

` and more particularly to an improved form Alll Ali

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of chafing or wear-plate of this type which may be easily and rapidly installed without the use of tools but which, nevertheless, is solidly and rigidly held in position, where- .by rattling between the wear-plates and adjoining apparatus is substantially avoided.

Une of the objects of. this invention resides in the'production of an improved` form nf wear-plate which will eliminate the various objections and disadvantages which are now common to commercial forms of wearplates, such as the trouble and didiculty .usually attending the installation and removal of these plates in position on the journal-boxes, frequently resulting in the destruction of said bores, rattling due to the wear-plate because the saine is not positively and rigidly held in position, and other disadvantages which will become apparent ,from the following detailed description.

A further object of the invention resides in the production of an improved wear-plate which may be cheaply manufactured but which, at the same time, in the practical and commercial use thereof, gives very edective, economical, and practical results, .j

@ther advantages'of this invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying illustration, and the appended claims.

l-leretofore ithas beencmmon commercial practice to llocate wear-plates on joui`- nalboxes in position either by electric welding or riveting or analogous schemes, with all of which special tools are required both* to install and remove the plates, and with allF of which the installation and removal of `the plates is a prolonged and rather expensive operation, and one which could only be ed'ectively accomplished-inl a shop equipped with elaborate tools and paraphernalia effective forperforming this operation. Also Specincation of' Letters Patent.

Patented Dec., 23, lulu..

Application nled ql'aiiuary, lulu. Serial No. 269,306.

when the gib or wearplates are permanently Ysecured to the journalbox by means of rivets, bolts, welding, etc., the removal of said plates frequently results, due to the permanent connection, in the destruction and complete ,loss of the box. With wearplatesconstructed in accordance with this invention, no special tools of any kind are required for either installing or removing the wear-plates, and, consequently, plates of this type may be either installed or removed anywhere, along the right of way, the work of installing and removing usually being performed at division shops. Also the use of gib plates of this type very materially prolongs the life of journal-boxes.

rlFhe preferred form ofthis invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa side elevation of one end of a4 car truck showing the journal-bor equipped with wear-plates constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of the journal-box, partly insection, showing the wear-plates in position in their respective sliding guideways;

iF ig. 3 is a front elevation, partly in section, on an enlarged scale, of the journalbox and showing the wear-plates and the means utilized for holding the said wear plates in position; and

llig. A is a view in perspective of'one of i the wear-plates.

I"As illustrated in the drawings of lFig. l, the truck'consists of the usual frame comprising the horizontal supporting bar l from which is suspended the stirrup 5 servi ing as a support for the spiral spring 6 and the leaf-spring 7, which serve to resiliently support the car-body. rlhe brake 8 is likewise suspended from the frame in any suitable inanner. 'lhe frame carries atits for ward end a-'yoke 9 which is fitted with two vertical pedestals l0 and ll,'over which'the pedestal ways l2 and 13 on each side of the journal-box ll are fitted.' rllhe journal-box ld is positively positioned vertically between` the two pedestals l1 and l2 by the axle l5 which rides in a suitable bearing i6 situated inthe journal-box lA.

Between the upper face 17 ofthe journalllllll box and an arm la interconnecting the pedestals l0 and ll is a spiral spring or springs such as i9 which helps to support the weight of the car and which is partly compressed when the car-bodyis placed in position on `the truck. The pedestal waysA 12 and 13 in the journal-box are protected from wear and chafing by the wear-plates or jibs 20, 'illusder-plates 24 and 25 which fit over the lat-- eral sides of the forwardly-disposed ends trated in perspective in Fig, 4. These wear- -plates are suitably hardened to withstand the continual friction resulting from the vertical reciprocations of the ournal-boX on therpedestals 10 and 11 caused by the absorption of jolts and jars by the spiral spring 19. p

- As illustrated `in Fig. 4, the preferred form of `wear-plate comprises an upper arcuated ,surface 21, the curvature of which' is such as to'substantially conform lto the curvature of the. inner surface ofthe sp'iral spring 19. This upper portionof the plate may assume any desired form, depending upon the journal-box and type of truck it is to rbe used with. This arcuated surface 21 is interconnected by a substantially right anlgularly-disposed'. portion 22 with the liat vertical wearing surface 23. Obviously this wearing surface may assume a large variety 'of forms curved and otherwise, depending upon the form and shape of the pedestals. The wearing surface 23 carries two substantially right-angularly disposed shoulof the pedestals 10 and 11; the wearing or friction-plates 23 fitting over the Vertical surfaces 26 of the pedestals. Obviously the wear or gib plate could be used without the shoulder plates'v24and 25. The lower endof the wear-plate 23 is turned up at an anle to form a hook-like member 27 which ts over a'lug 26'attached to the lower face of the journal-box.

Themethod of placing these wear or gib plates in .position on the Ijournal-box will now be briefly described: As will be appar-A vstructure consistingprincipally of the car body and truck, the journal-box can be readily slid out from the pedestals 10 and 11, after which the wear-plates can be easily hooked'in'position in.each of the pedestal Y ways 12 and 13. The journal-box is then placed back into position-between the pedestals 10 vand 1l and the lower coil of the spring 19 hooked over the arcuated surface 2l of the wear-plate 20. It will be evident that any other means can be utilized instead of the'lower coil of the spring'19 to hold the arcuated surfaces 21 of the wearplates together, and thereby cause the wearplates to fit snugly and tightly against the journal-box. When the journal-box is thus positioned the wear-plate will be positively and rigidly held in position, due to the hook connection at the bottom of the journal-box land the overlapping of the spiral spring 1.9 on the extreme upper arcuated surface'21 of the wear-plate.` When the wear-plates are tliilsplaced -in position and-4 readily removed and renewed without the use oftools, since .no rivets are utilized and no permanent connection such as results from rivets or welding or any similar fastening ymeans now common to the art offtruc'kbuilding is utilized. The various expedients now. ractised inthe art of truck-building for olding the wear-.plates permanently in position, vsuch as riveting and Welding, etc., are replaced, in wear-plates constructed in accordance with this inven-` tion, by the force exerted by the weight of the car through the spiral spring 19, which force is exerted to'firmly secure and hold the wear, gib or chang. plates in position and prevent rattle. In other words, Wearplates constructed in accordance with this invention are designed so that when the 'lower end of the wear-plate is hooked over the lower edge of the journal-box, the wearplate willl snugly lit in the pedestal ways and the upper arcuated end of the wearplate will be positioned and project so as to snuglyit under the lower coil of the journal-box spring or springs, said spring or springs, due to the weight of the car serving to firmly hold the plate in position.

Obv1ously, this invention is not limited to the preferred form thereof herein illustrated and described, but is capable of many variations within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States:

1. The combination with a journal-box of a wear-plate therefor comprising means non-permanently. fixed for securing it to said box and means operating on said first mentioned means whereby the weight of the superposed structure is used to firmly secure the plate to said box to prevent rattling of the said plate.

. 2. The combination with a journal-box of e truck, the journal-box' spring ios a wear-plate therefor comprising means for securing it to said box in a readily detach-` secure Vthe p ate to said box to prevent ratv tling of the said plate.

3. A wear-plate .for journal-boxes cemprising in combinatlon, a wearing-plate and means depending from either end of said plate for securing said plate to theV journalbox in a non-permanent manner and means operating on said rst mentioned means at one end of said plate whereby the weight of the superposed structure is used to rmly secure the plate to said box to prevent rattling of the said plate.

a. lln a wear-plate for journal-boxes, in combination, a wearing plate, guidingsurfaces supported by the'lateral edges of said wearing plate, anI arcuated' supporting means for said Wearing-,plate depending from one end thereof, and a hook securing means depending from the other end of said wearing plate.

5. ln a wear-plate for journal-boxes, in combination, a wear-plate comprising a flat surface, guideplates disposed in substantially right-angular positions on the lateral edges of said flat-plate, a hooking means depending from the lower end of said Hat plate, and an arc'uated supporting plate depending from the upper end of said flat late. p 6. rllhe combination withfa) journal-box and j ournal-box spring of a wear-plate comprising means at either `end for securing it to said box, said means operating to loosely suspend said wear-plate on sald box and operating to securely lit said plate on said box by the weight exerted through the journalbo spring due to theweight of the car bo y. f

'7. The combination With la j ournal-box and journa1-box spring of a wear-plate comprising a hook means for hookingover the end of the journal-box at one endthereof, and an arc'uated means for hooking under the journal-box spring at the other end thereof, said hook andarcuated means serving together with said spring to firmly secure said wear-` plate to' said box.

8. The combination with a journal-box and journal-box sprin of a wearplate comprising a wearing surtace and laterally substantially right-angularly disposed shoulders which snugly t over journal-box pedestals, a hook` forsecuring the lower end of said plate to the lower end of said box, and means for securing the upper' endof said plate `to said box runder the journal-box spring, whereby said plate is rmly and se- Y curely fastened to said journalbox in a nonpermanent. manner.

9. The combination with a journal-box and journal-box spring of a wear-.plate comprising means at one end thereof for securing it to said box, said means operating to loosely suspend said wear-plate on said box and operatinon t0 securely fix said plate on said box by the weight exerted through the journal-box spring by the weight of the superpose structure.

In witness whereof,- I have hereunto subscribed my name..

l EDWARD w; ANGER 

